Colombian police catch three fake nuns with cocaine under their habits

Police in Colombia arrested three women masquerading as nuns with a total of
more than six kilos of cocaine concealed about their persons.

Police in Colombia arrested three women masquerading as nuns with a total of more than six kilos of cocaine concealed about their personsPhoto: Steve Parsons/PA

By AP

6:32AM BST 07 May 2013

The fake nuns' outfits didn't seem to be quite right in the eyes of observant airport police, who asked the three women to step aside when they arrived on the Caribbean island of San Andres on a flight from Bogota.

Police Capt. Oscar Davila says the three women appeared nervous, and the fabric didn't match that of the traditional habits of genuine women of God.

The chief of the island's judicial police revealed that more than four pounds of cocaine (two kilos) was strapped to the legs of each woman.

Davila added that all three broke into tears and launched into tales of financial hardship once their fraud had been highlighted.

None of the three is a nun, and all were arrested early Saturday and jailed on drug trafficking charges.